Bush was a Biblical scholar, a professor of oriental literature in New York City University, and initially a presbyterian minister.

“Two works on Leviticus are deserving of continuous study. These are by George Bush and Samuel Kellogg. While other treatments may from time to time appear, they will invariably prove to be less satisfying.” – Cyril J. Barber

*** – ‘The author read extensively to produce this volume. In his later years he became a Swedenborgian, but there is no trace of that leaning in this or his other comments. He inserts the notes of the Pictorial Bible, but handsomely acknowledges them.’

“Of the commentaries on Leviticus, few can compare with the one by Samuel Kellogg (1839-1899). An American Presbyterian scholar and missionary, Dr. Kellogg wrote on a variety of themes. Now that he has passed on to his reward, his writings, and particularly his exposition on the third book of Moses, have become his greatest legacy.

In his treatment of the ‘law of the priests’, Samuel Kellogg deals with the origin and growth of divine revelation, and interprets what Moses penned in the light of the circumstances in which the sons of Israel found themselves while in the desert. He is aware of the typology of the Tabernacle and its services, but wisely waits until he has treated the need for holiness and the place of sacrifice before showing how the ritual and service of the sanctuary prefigured the character and death of Christ.

Dr. Kellogg also deals objectively and fairly with the laws governing the daily lives of God’s people-a people only recently emancipated from slavery and only now beginning to learn what it meant to be free. Even here his application of biblical truth is based upon accurate interpretation, so much so that the provision for and importance of cleansing form the defilement of sin is made to parallel graphically the teaching of the New Testament.

Two works on Leviticus are deserving of continuous study. These are by George Bush and Samuel Kellogg. While other treatments may from time to time appear, they will invariably prove to be less satisfying.” – Cyril J. Barber

Murphy was an evangelical professor of Hebrew in Belfast, Ireland. Spurgeon gave his highest rating to Murphy’s commentaries on Genesis, Exodus and the Psalms, though Spurgeon does not mention this particular work.

This is different and much larger than Poole’s Annotations on Scripture. Here Poole gives something of a history of interpretation (from Jewish writers until Christian interpreters of Poole’s own day) on every verse of the Bible.

‘…you will find in Poole’s Synopsis a marvelous collection of all the wisdom and folly of the critics. It is a large cyclopedia worthy of the days when theologians could be cyclopean, and had not shrunk from folios to octavos. Query—a query for which I will not demand an answer—has one of you beaten the dust from the venerable copy of Poole which loads our library shelves? Yet as Poole spent no less than ten years in compiling it, it should be worthy of your frequent notice—ten years, let me add, spent in Amsterdam in exile for the truth’s sake from his native land. His work is based on an earlier compilation entitled Critic Sacri, containing the concentrated light of a constellation of learned men who have never been excelled in any age or country.’ – Spurgeon

Payne, J. Barton – ‘Leviticus’ in The Biblical Expositor: The Living Theme of the Great Book with General and Introductory Essays and Exposition, vol. 1 Buy ed. Carl Henry 1960

This little known commentary set by leading evangelicals (many of which were reformed) is brief (think airplane view) but helpful. Payne, who was reformed, wrote a theology on the Old Testament through the outline of the structure of the Covenant, at the recommendation of Professor John Murray.

** “Plodding along with his six-fold load, Willet gives us a comparison of ten versions, ‘handles well nigh two thousand theological questions,’ and quotes ‘above forty authors, old and new.’ He sums up all preceding commentaries, both Protestant and Romish.” – Spurgeon

** “This is a vast cyclopedia of types and metaphors of all sorts, and was once very popular. It is a capital book, though too often the figures not only run on all-fours but on as many legs as a centipede. It is not strictly upon Leviticus, but we felt bound to insert it in this place.” – Spurgeon

** – ‘Though this is a work upon all the types, it contains so much instructive matter upon the Levitical sacrifices that we cannot forbear mentioning it here. It is one of the old standard books of our fathers.’ – Spurgeon

** “This [the first part of it] touches only the first six chapters; but it treats of the offerings in a manner deeply spiritual and helpful. This writer has some peculiarities of style and thought; but in matter and spirit he is far removed from the Darby school.” – Spurgeon